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Westerly, RI

18,272 Population
15.8 square miles 1,154 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50.6 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 40.1 ±0.2

Economics

$46,503 ±$2,810 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $42,869 ±$390
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $43,324 ±$529
$86,343 ±$6,269 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $81,136 ±$1,036
  • a little higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $81,370 ±$1,213

6.3% ±2.1% (1,137  ±373) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 11.2% 180,834 (±0.4% / ±6,347)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 118,033 (±0.4% / ±4,599)

24.1 minutes ±1.8 (212,855  ±23,160) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 26.3 19,757,496 (±0.2 / ±194,490)
  • a little less than the figure in Rhode Island: 25.3 12,409,750 (±0.2 / ±155,612)

Families

8,222 ±440 Number of households
  • the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 662,080 ±2,162
  • Rhode Island: 432,219 ±1,811
2.2 ±0.1 (18,000  ±571) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 2.4 1,612,006 (±0 / ±93)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,049,253

1.6% ±1.7% (50  ±55) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 4.7% 18,070 (±0.3% / ±1,223)
  • about one-third of the rate in Rhode Island: 4.6% 11,791 (±0.4% / ±989)

Housing

9,310 ±480 Number of housing units
  • the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 726,350 ±227
  • Rhode Island: 483,053 ±207

$377,000 ±$15,913 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $358,200 ±$2,236
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $343,100 ±$2,810

7% ±2.3% (1,268  ±,420.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 10.7% 177,413 (±0.3% / ±5,085.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 121,695 (±0.4% / ±4,285.1)

Social

92.2% ±6.2% (12,938  ±1,021.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 88.2% 1,039,949 (±0.7% / ±8,131.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 89.4% 689,349 (±0.9% / ±6,651.6)
36.1% ±3.8% (5,064  ±,571.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 34% 400,715 (±0.4% / ±4,911.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 36.3% 279,825 (±0.5% / ±4,058.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.9% ±2% (1,081  ±363) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 14.1% 234,940
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 14.4% 157,761

8.4% ±2.1% (1,311  ±324) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 5.7% 75,965 (±0.2% / ±1,994)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Rhode Island: 5.7% 50,470 (±0.2% / ±1,489)
1,311 Total veterans ±324 1,255 Male ±316 56 Female ±54

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